Vape Review: Bode Boulder 'Amber' User Experience

Compared with new brands, traditional brands have more advantages for e-cigarette products by virtue of years of experience accumulated in the industry, and may be "bound" by the traditional "fixed style" of the industry, but at the product level, they are still very "solid".

For example, Platinum has R & D centers and operation centers in the United States and China, and R & D personnel account for 1/3 of the company's employees. American, French and other employees account for about 25% of the company's employees.

It owns a tobacco oil factory in New Jersey, USA, and a packaging workshop in Shenzhen.

As of 2018, Platinum products are sold in more than 20000 retail stores in the United States, and operate nearly 40 flagship stores or brand stores in Shanghai, Hangzhou, Suzhou, Wuzhen, Guangzhou and other places domestically.

Platinum "Amber" is packaged in black paper and has a size of 19.5cm square.

In 2019, the packaging of small cigarette products began to "large-scale"."Small products and large packaging" has become a trend for small cigarettes, and packaging design is becoming more and more like digital products such as mobile phones.

The interior of the package is designed as a double-layered structure. The top layer is a tobacco rod of Platinum Amber, and the next layer can be opened by pulling the tape.

There is a Platinum introduction card in the package, which focuses on Platinum's strength in tobacco oil and the origin of the materials.

PG comes from Basel, Switzerland and is fermented from corn
VG comes from Florence, Italy and is extracted from olive oil
Food flavors originate in Switzerland and are extracted from fruits
Nicotine comes from Lausanne, Switzerland and is extracted from nightshade plants
Distilled water comes from Pennsylvania, USA

This card is still very meaningful to consumers. Unlike the product manual, the introduction tells consumers what the ingredients are in the tobacco oil, the origin of the materials and the source of processing.

The amber set contains two different flavors of cigarette bombs,"Tucao Flue-cured Tobacco" and "Blueberry Explosives". They are encapsulated in aluminum film, and there are also dustproof sealing silicone sleeves on the nozzle and bottom contacts to ensure that the cigarette bombs will not be contaminated after leaving the factory, avoiding leakage of cigarette oil during transportation.

The cigarette bomb has a volume of 2ml and uses tobacco oil produced by Platinum itself. The nicotine concentration is 5%.

There are 2 strong magnetic blocks on the bottom of the amber cigarette bomb. After installation, it can be adsorbed on the cigarette rod, playing a fixing role. When used, it is relatively firm and will not loosen. Even if it is shaken hard, the cigarette bomb will not shift. Very reliable.# p#pagination title #e#

The two electrode contacts in the middle adopt a groove design, which is matched with the protruding structure of the cigarette rod electrode to make the power supply more reliable.

Two air holes are opened at the bottom of the smoke bomb, which cooperate with the groove structure inside the smoke rod to prevent the inhalation of condensate.

The assembly of amber is very simple. You only need to take out the cigarette bomb, remove the 2 dust caps, and align it with the cigarette rod and place it. There is no distinction between positive and negative directions. Strong magnetic force will automatically suck the cigarette bomb into the cigarette rod and complete the fixation.

After successful installation, the LED light at the bottom of the tobacco rod will flash once.

Amber does not require other additional settings. Just like a cigarette, you can start working by holding the nozzle and inhaling. It automatically stops working after stopping inhaling.

You only need to observe the indicator light at the bottom for daily conditions:

When in use, the indicator light is white and always on, and will turn red when the battery is low. If red flashes 8 times, it means that the battery is exhausted and charging is needed.

Red is always bright when charging, and white is always bright after charging.

At present, small cigarettes mainly have two design styles in terms of appearance: "slender" and "flat", and amber adopts the latter.
The overall product uses a curved surface design, and the appearance is round and simple.
According to information from the Platinum brand, the amber tobacco rod uses the multi-layer coating process of automobile pearlescent paint, which not only has a beautiful appearance, improves the texture of the product, increases the hardness of the paint surface, and can effectively reduce scratches and paint peeling. The phenomenon also improves the feel.

The external size of amber is 9523.5x12mm, which is relatively small among closed small cigarettes. There is no detailed weight data, but it is slightly heavier than similar products. This is also in line with the overall positioning of the product and further enhances the metallic texture.

The nominal power of amber is 10W, and the nominal use of "Platinum Ceramic Technology" is in line with the "pure taste" characteristics of ceramic technology. When combined with nicotine salt and tobacco oil, it has a strong throat hitting feeling and a high nicotine transmission efficiency.

In terms of the taste of tobacco oil, the taste style of "super mellow flue-cured tobacco" is quite special, more inclined to American tobacco. It has a taste similar to "syrup" at the entrance. The tobacco is not obvious, and the difference from "national tobacco" is still quite big. It is more suitable for users who like foreign-flavored tobacco.

The taste of "popped beads blueberry" is relatively pure and the blueberry has a high degree of reduction. The coolness of "popped beads" is just right. It will not be too cold and irritate the throat. It is generally similar to some flavored cigarettes with the same flavor. It is relatively cool and suitable for those who like the combination of popped beads + blueberry.

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In terms of battery life, Amber uses a built-in lithium battery with a capacity of 360mAh, which can be used lightly for about 2 days. The author applies it frequently and can be used for one day.

Amber uses the common USB charging interface, using notebook, mobile phone charger, charging treasure can charge amber, about 1 hour can be fully charged, so battery life is still relatively strong.

In terms of ease of use, amber only needs to be assembled with the cigarette bomb and tobacco rod to use. It does not require any settings. It is very difficult to get started and is very easy to use.

The main indicator of reliability is that the smoke bomb does not leak oil. Amber benefits from the unique air inlet structure, which isolates the condensate from the smoke bomb to the greatest extent. In addition, the internal suction nozzle of the smoke bomb is also structurally targeted to "lock" the condensate generated after the smoke passes through to the flue to avoid inhalation into the mouth and facilitate cleaning.

After the overall experience of the smoke bomb, no condensate was inhaled, which will be a big bonus for users.

In terms of suction resistance, although amber uses 2 air inlets, the suction resistance is slightly tighter, closer to the suction resistance of cigarettes. Small air intake will also make the taste stronger.

Summary:

Bode Amber has an exquisite and round appearance, excellent workmanship, and is easy and reliable to use. The editor personally recommends the "Exploded Blueberry" flavor, which is more suitable for new user experience.